United States
Irina Pushkareva — known by her handle @ipushkareva_makeup — is a US-based beauty content creator who built her following around a self-imposed challenge she launched in November 2023: using only one lip product at a time until it is fully emptied before moving to the next.
Total Followers +0.8%
156K
Across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
TikTok
65K followers · 42% of audience
Engagement
2.7%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $355–$993 / IG post
| Window | TikTok | YouTube | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +98 +0.1% | +710 +0.9% | +0 +0.0% | +808 |
| Last 30 days | +202 +0.3% | +1K +1.3% | +18 +0.1% | +1K |
| Last 90 days | +1K +1.5% | +8K +10.4% | -26 -0.2% | +9K |
| Last 365 days | +1K +1.5% | +8K +10.4% | -26 -0.2% | +9K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
Irina Pushkareva — known by her handle @ipushkareva_makeup — is a US-based beauty content creator who built her following around a self-imposed challenge she launched in November 2023: using only one lip product at a time until it is fully emptied before moving to the next. What began as a personal attempt to curb impulse purchases in her lip-product collection evolved into her signature content format, giving her channel a structured, almost documentary quality that sets it apart from conventional try-on hauls. Across TikTok and YouTube — where she maintains her most engaged audiences — she delivers product reviews grounded in actual extended use rather than first-impression takes, covering lip oils, lip butters, and lip balms from brands spanning drugstore to prestige.
Her audience skews heavily female and concentrates in the 18-to-34 age bracket, with the majority based in the United States and a modest English-speaking international tail across the UK, Canada, and Australia. Brands appearing in her content — including Romand, Rare Beauty, essence cosmetics, and Huda Beauty — reflect a positioning that spans accessible and aspirational price points, making her a credible fit for launches in both tiers. Her engagement rate runs above the category median for a creator her size, a signal that her format rewards loyalty: viewers return specifically to see how products hold up over extended daily use. As the "empties" content style continues to gain traction as a consumer-trust signal in the beauty space, her niche focus on lip products gives her a defensible, recognizable lane that brands seeking authentic long-form testimonials are increasingly prioritizing.
Ipushkareva_Makeup operates squarely in the beauty vertical with a concentrated focus on lip products — lip oils, balms, and lipsticks — through a distinctive 'empties' content format in which she documents finishing one product before purchasing another. That specificity makes her a strong fit for cosmetics brands launching or sustaining lip-product lines, as well as broader beauty and personal care labels seeking authentic, use-to-the-last-drop endorsements. Her active cross-platform cadence — with uploads nearly daily across TikTok and YouTube — provides consistent brand exposure, and her TikTok engagement running well above the category median signals an audience that participates rather than merely scrolls. The core viewership is English-speaking and concentrated in the US, with secondary reach into the UK, Canada, and Australia, making her viable for English-language beauty campaigns without significant geo-waste. Content already features brands including Romand, Rare Beauty, and essence cosmetics, signaling she has navigated both K-beauty and mass-market prestige partnerships. Future deals in drugstore lip care, indie cosmetics, or clean beauty lines would align naturally with her established credibility and audience expectations.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Ipushkareva_Makeup's tier (Mid, 156K combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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The lip empties challenge is her signature series where she commits to using a single lip product every day until it is completely used up before opening anything new. She launched the concept in November 2023 as a way to stop herself from constantly buying new lip products. It turned into a long-running series that her audience follows closely because they get a full, real-world review from first application to the very last use.
Her name is Irina Pushkareva, reflected in her handle @ipushkareva_makeup and her contact email irinaempties@gmail.com. She goes by Irina across all her platforms and is based in the United States.
She started the challenge in November 2023 specifically to curb her habit of over-buying lip products — she describes herself as obsessed with them. By forcing herself to empty each item before opening the next, she discovered she loved the process, and it naturally produced more thorough, honest reviews than a quick first-impression video ever could.
Since launching in November 2023, she has completed over 40 lip empties. Each one becomes its own piece of content, which means her library of long-term product reviews keeps growing steadily over time.
She dedicated a full video to using the Romand lip oil every single day until she emptied it out, which is her classic empties-format treatment. That kind of daily-use commitment gives her audience a more honest, time-tested take on the product than a standard one-swipe review.
She has made dedicated videos ranking the lippies that took her the longest to get through, with the Rare Beauty Lip Butter being one of the highlighted products in that series. These videos are popular because they reveal which products are genuinely long-lasting versus which ones just sound impressive on paper.
Yes — one of her recurring content angles is specifically pointing out when something negative needs to be said about a hyped or viral product. She describes herself as "occasionally funny and thoughtful," and that willingness to push back on mainstream beauty hype is a big part of what sets her apart from purely promotional creator content.
Her empties series has featured brands including Romand, Essence Cosmetics (Hydra Lip Oil), Huda Beauty (Lip Oil), and Rare Beauty, among others. Lip oils and lip balms dominate her content, and she also posts occasional full-lineup comparisons across multiple products.
She is active on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, all under the handle @ipushkareva_makeup. Her YouTube channel carries the longer-form empties reviews, while TikTok gets shorter highlights and reactions to viral beauty trends.
She is based in the United States, and the large majority of her audience is also US-based. She posts in English and focuses on lip products and beauty brands that are widely available in the North American market.
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